Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 95.0% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.74
GEL31.35
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
GEL20.90
|
$9.97
€9.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
GEL2.35
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GEL1.35
|
$2.39
€2.22
|
|
pay 77.5% more for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
GEL12.40
|
$6.93
€6.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.85
GEL20.95
|
$5.11
€4.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
GEL6.83
|
$3.15
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
GEL8.48
|
$4.93
€4.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
GEL1.56
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
GEL2.18
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GEL2.11
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
GEL1.07
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GEL0.98
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.47
GEL14.60
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.66
GEL41.80
|
$93.45
€86.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,483.37
GEL62,700.59
|
$32,967.00
€30,614.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.83
GEL20.90
|
$22.98
€21.34
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Tbilisi
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.37
GEL54.39
|
$42.65
€39.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$988.93
GEL2,640.44
|
$1,347.77
€1,251.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.97
GEL1,719.39
|
$999.06
€927.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.87
GEL143.84
|
$273.14
€253.65
|
|
pay 20.2% more for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.05
GEL622.26
|
$210.36
€195.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,254.52
GEL14,029.56
|
$7,885.50
€7,322.87
|
|
pay 81.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
GEL5.23
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
GEL7.59
|
$3.62
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
GEL8.26
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.20
GEL152.71
|
$41.73
€38.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.65
GEL17.77
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.31
GEL259.82
|
$91.74
€85.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
GEL144.98
|
$38.98
€36.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.35
GEL340.02
|
$94.97
€88.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.13
GEL427.55
|
$118.23
€109.79
|
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